Marco Apicella
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Marco Apicella (born 7 October 1965 near Bologna) is an Italian former professional racing driver. He competed in one Formula One Grand Prix for the Jordan team in the 1993 Italian Grand Prix. He later won the 1994 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship driving for Dome.
Career
Marco Apicella was born in Bologna on 7 October 1965. He began competing in Formula Three racing in 1984, and took victory for Scuderia Coloni in the first two rounds of the 1986 Italian Formula Three season.[1] Apicella competed in the 1985 Macau Grand Prix, where he failed to finish.[2]
International Formula 3000 (1987–1991)
Apicella's first season in
Japanese Formula 3000 (1992–1993)
With no offers for a drive in International F3000 for
Formula One
Apicella's good performances in Japan during 1992 and early 1993 gave him a drive at the
Japanese Formula 3000/Formula Nippon (1994–1996)
For
Apicella was appointed Chief Test Driver with Dome for 1996, testing the Dome F105 car alongside Shinji Nakano and Katsumi Yamamoto from April to June 1996 at the Suzuka Circuit.[3][9] The aim was for the car to produce a base for them to mount a challenge into Formula One, but the project was shelved after the car was substantially damaged in an accident.[3]
Apicella's last season in the Formula Nippon series was in
Other series (1999–2009)
Apicella moved back to Italy for
Apicella has also competed in several 24 Hours of Le Mans races. He was scheduled to compete in the 2007 event with the JLOC Isao Noritake team, but on the first day of practice he was involved in an accident on the Mulsanne Straight, which heavily damaged his Lamborghini Murciélago car.[10] Apicella competed in the 2009 event, again with the JLOC team.[11] This and a start for JLOC in the 2009 Super GT Series saw the end of Apicella's professional racing career.[2]
Racing record
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1987 | EuroVenturini | SIL 15 |
VAL Ret |
SPA 5 |
PAU Ret |
DON 7 |
PER Ret |
BRH DNQ |
BIR 13 |
IMO 13 |
BUG 15 |
JAR 7 |
19th | 1 |
1988 | First Racing | JER 13 |
VAL 7 |
PAU 5 |
SIL 6 |
MNZ 2 |
PER Ret |
BRH Ret |
BIR Ret |
BUG Ret |
ZOL Ret |
DIJ Ret |
11th | 9 |
1989 | First Racing | SIL 8 |
VAL Ret |
PAU 2 |
JER 3 |
PER 4 |
BRH Ret |
BIR 2 |
SPA 3 |
BUG Ret |
DIJ Ret |
4th | 23 | |
1990 | First Racing | DON 13 |
SIL 3 |
PAU Ret |
JER 2 |
MNZ 5 |
PER Ret |
HOC 2 |
BRH DSQ |
BIR Ret |
BUG Ret |
NOG 5 |
6th | 20 |
1991 | Paul Stewart Racing
|
VAL Ret |
PAU 4 |
JER Ret |
MUG 2 |
PER 2 |
HOC Ret |
BRH 4 |
SPA Ret |
BUG Ret |
NOG 11 |
5th | 18 | |
1999 | Monaco Motorsport | IMO
|
MON | CAT
|
MAG | SIL | A1R
|
HOC | HUN | SPA DNQ |
NÜR | NC | 0 | |
Complete Japanese Formula 3000/Formula Nippon results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | Team LeMans | SUZ
|
FUJ | MIN | SUZ
|
SUG
|
FUJ | SUZ
|
SUZ 4 |
16th | 3 | |||
1992 | Dome | SUZ 9 |
FUJ Ret |
MIN 6 |
SUZ 11 |
AUT 1 |
SUG 5 |
FUJ 8 |
FUJ 6 |
SUZ Ret |
FUJ 18† |
SUZ Ret |
10th | 13 |
1993 | Dome | SUZ 7 |
FUJ 2 |
MIN Ret |
SUZ 5 |
AUT C |
SUG 1 |
FUJ C |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ 4 |
FUJ 4 |
SUZ 9 |
4th | 23 |
1994 | Dome | SUZ 2 |
FUJ 4 |
MIN 1 |
SUZ 1 |
SUG 6 |
FUJ 4 |
SUZ 2 |
FUJ 1 |
FUJ 2 |
SUZ Ret |
1st | 48 | |
1995 | Team 5ZIGEN | SUZ Ret |
FUJ C |
MIN Ret |
SUZ 8 |
SUG Ret |
FUJ 8 |
TOK Ret |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ 10 |
NC | 0 | ||
1996 | Team 5ZIGEN | SUZ 12 |
MIN 4 |
FUJ 8 |
TOK 8 |
SUZ 14 |
SUG 13 |
FUJ 12 |
MIN Ret |
SUZ 10 |
FUJ Ret |
16th | 3 | |
1997 | STP Stellar | SUZ
|
MIN | FUJ | SUZ 8 |
SUG 5 |
FUJ 8 |
MIN 4 |
MOT Ret |
FUJ 6 |
SUZ 8 |
12th | 6 | |
Source:[1]
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† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Complete Formula One results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1993 | Sasol Jordan | Jordan 193 | Hart V10
|
RSA | BRA | EUR | SMR | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA Ret |
POR | JPN | AUS | NC | 0 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | SARD Co. Ltd. | Jeff Krosnoff Mauro Martini |
Toyota Supra LM | GT1 | 264 | 14th | 6th |
1999 | Riley & Scott Europe Solution F |
Carl Rosenblad Shane Lewis |
Riley & Scott Mk III/2-Ford | LMP | 67 | DNF | DNF |
2006 | JLOC Isao Noritake | Koji Yamanishi Yasutaka Hinoi |
Lamborghini Murciélago RG-1LM | GT1 | 283 | DNF | DNF |
2007 | JLOC Isao Noritake | Atsushi Yogo Koji Yamanishi |
Lamborghini Murciélago RG-1LM | GT1 | 1 | DNF | DNF |
2009 | JLOC | Atsushi Yogo Yutaka Yamagishi |
Lamborghini Murciélago RG-1LM | GT1 | 1 | DNF | DNF |
Complete JGTC/Super GT results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Nismo | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | SUZ | FUJ 4 |
SEN | FUJ | MIN | SUG | 17th | 10 | |||
2000 | MTCI Racing Team | Porsche Boxster
|
GT300 | MOT 11 |
FUJ Ret |
SUG 5 |
FUJ 13 |
TAI 13 |
MIN 8 |
SUZ 9 |
15th | 13 | ||
2001 | JLOC | Lamborghini Diablo GT-1 | GT500 | TAI DNQ |
FUJ Ret |
SUG Ret |
FUJ Ret |
MOT 15 |
SUZ 14 |
MIN 15 |
NC | 0 | ||
2002 | JLOC | Lamborghini Diablo GT-1 | GT500 | TAI DNQ |
FUJ Ret |
SUG 15 |
SEP Ret |
FUJ Ret |
MOT 18 |
MIN Ret |
SUZ Ret |
NC | 0 | |
2003 | Toyota Team TOM'S | Toyota Supra | GT500 | TAI Ret |
FUJ 8 |
SUG 13 |
FUJ 15 |
FUJ 6 |
MOT 10 |
AUT 13 |
SUZ 14 |
18th | 15 | |
2004 | Toyota Team TOM'S | Toyota Supra | GT500 | TAI 7 |
SUG 7 |
SEP 10 |
TOK 4 |
MOT 5 |
AUT 7 |
SUZ 2 |
7th | 43 | ||
2005 | JLOC | Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | GT500 | OKA | FUJ | SEP | SUG Ret |
MOT 17 |
NC | 0 | ||||
GT300 | FUJ 8 |
AUT | SUZ Ret |
18th | 3 | |||||||||
2006 | JLOC | Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | GT300 | SUZ 1 |
OKA 6 |
FUJ Ret |
SEP | SUG 15 |
SUZ Ret |
MOT Ret |
AUT 8 |
FUJ 5 |
11th | 40 |
2007 | JLOC | Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | GT300 | SUZ 4 |
OKA Ret |
FUJ 2 |
SEP | SUG | SUZ | MOT | AUT | FUJ Ret |
12th | 27 |
2009 | JLOC | Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | GT300 | OKA | SUZ | FUJ 18 |
SEP | SUG | SUZ | FUJ | AUT | MOT | NC | 0 |
References
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- ^ a b c Diepraam, Mattijs (August 2000). "From zero to FIRST". 8W. Forix / Autosport. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "When a journeyman driver's F1 career lasted just 800m". Autosport. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ a b Diepraam, Mattijs (May 1998). "Marco Apicella's few yards as a Grand Prix driver". 8W. Forix / Autosport. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ^ "Marco Apicella". F1 Rejects. 8 August 2001. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ "Dome to launch next week". GrandPrix.com. Inside F1. 1996-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ "List of the Competitors and Cars Invited to the Administrative Checking & Scrutineering" (PDF). Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 2009-06-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ a b c "Marco Apicella Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Marco Apicella – Involvement". StatsF1. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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